Honda SIEL Cars India Ltd. has launched the all new Honda Accord 2011 in India. The new Accord has more style, more comfort and more sophistication than ever before. A bold and aggressive look and striking interiors will make it the most commanding premium sedan on Indian roads.

On the exterior, the new Chrome accentuated front grille, rear chrome garnish and new front bumper adds to the charm of the Accord. The Sunroof now comes as standard across the Accord range which gives the car an impressive panoramic feeling making it look brighter and larger. Addition of Steering mounted cruise control system helps one to cruise at the desired speed to ensure comfort and convenience for the customer with one-touch operation and ORVM with turn indicators makes it more stylish and enhances the looks of the car. The inside wooden panel makes it look even more exquisite. The Accord now comes with an advanced improved audio system for improved usability & readability and Jackknife key have also been added to the Accord. Honda Accord is equipped with Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) to assist the driver in maintaining control during cornering, acceleration and sudden maneuvers by applying braking to the right or left hand wheels as necessary and modulating the engine torque output as required. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Takashi Nagai, President & CEO, Honda Siel Cars India Ltd., said "Honda Accord has been one of the most successful premium sedans in its category with over 25,000 units sold since its launch in India setting new standards in exclusivity, comfort and safety. Our belief in constantly upgrading our products based on customer feedback prompted this launch of an upgraded version of the Accord with unique styling in combination with luxurious features." The 8th generation Honda Accord was introduced in May 2008. The Honda Accord is available in 2.4L and 3.5L V6 engine. The 2.4L Accord comes with 5-speed Manual Transmission and 5-speed Automatic transmission with Paddle shift, to give the exhilarating experience of F-1 racing. The Automatic Transmission has Shift Holding System which avoids unnecessary gear shifting on winding roads and helps in hassle free drive. The 3.5L V6 engine features an advanced Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) system that switches between six-, four-, and three-cylinder combustion depending on the driving conditions and thereby delivering maximum power of 275 PS during six cylinder operation and impressive fuel economy in VCM mode while cruising. The new alloy wheels of the Accord V6 enhance the looks of the car even more. The Honda Accord is equipped with the best of safety technologies, with intelligent six airbags, including side curtain air bags, Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body and G-Force Control Technology (G-CON) for enhanced safety of the vehicle occupants during a collision. The extensive use of high-tensile steel improves torsional rigidity and also helps in achieving major weight savings. Honda Accord V6 3.5L and Honda Accord 2.4L also have a provision for Bluetooth connectivity and customers can buy it as a Honda Genuine Accessory.

Government of India consults a lot of Economic experts and other eminent experienced people before formulating the guidelines and rules in the annual Indian Budget. As per one of these reports, the recommendations make by "Kirit Parikh committee", there are many suggestions related to the Oil industry. The report talks of proposals to reduce economic burden on the Govt. by increasing Kerosene and LPG prices and deregulating Petrol and Diesel prices. The most striking recommendation in the report is to increase the prices of Diesel engine vehicles

An additional excise duty on a diesel vehicle to bring it at-par with petrol driven cars. At the current levels of usage, an additional excise duty payable amounts to about Rs.80,000/year.

This recommendation is enough to make the major carmakers in India worry about the Diesel car pricing and sales. Most of the small diesel cars in India are sold because of their low running cost. If the initial cost of the car is increased by a big amount (amount may be announced in this budget), the economic factor for low running cost will be automatically offset. This will mean a drastic drop in the sales of small cars powered by Diesel engines. Lets keep our fingers crossed and see if these recommendations will actually be implemented in the budget of year 2011 or not.

The Honda 100 CC commuter segment bike will be placed below 110 CC Honda CB Twister and will also cost less. It will be more fuel efficient compared with the CB Twister with Honda's expertise in fuel efficient and silent engines. The launch maybe placed close to March 2011, however the launch dates have not been officially confirmed as yet. Stay tuned, we will bring you more information on this bike as it arrives. Sign up for our free email newsletter for daily free updates.

Main reason for the ignorance was the lack of BS4 compliance which eventually led to its fall and now the company is planning to revise the old Tata Indica Dicor and will be rebadged as Tata Indica CR4. This will lead to higher sales volumes and capture a larger market share, if the car becomes a success.

Playing safely the company will price the new BS4 compliant model well above the BS3 one as the new CRDI diesel engine will incur some extra cost while it will marginally lower than Indica Vista so as to avoid any conflicts between the customers.